Lighting fixture



Spt. 21 1926.

A. R. KRAUsE LIGHTING FIXTURE Fild May 2, 1925 ATTURNEY Patented` Sept. 21, 1926.

f UNITED. STATES ARTHUR R. xRUsE, or WOODHAVEN, NEW YORK, AssiGNOR To THE LION ELECTRICA I MANUFACTURING CO. INC., A

PATENT OFFICE;

CORFORATION lOlli" NEW` YORK.

LIGHTING FIXTURE.

i' Application filed May 2,

The present `invention relates to lighting fixtures and is more particularly'directed to bracket-type fixtures of a form more especially suited for candle-type lamps. y

According tothe ordinary construction of lighting lixtures of this type it is custom# ary to employ a back plate and a number of arms which are attached to, they back plate and which support the lamps. These arms are made hollow orare providedl with `channels so as ,to conceal the lead in wires or Y are made out ofbent straps, with or withoutrornamentalle'aves, Yor-the like. Quite a lar e number of parts are required, which ad to the expense of construction, andconsiderable skilled labor is required for assembling these numerous parts.4 These arms have niadeit difficult to provide wall brackets having architectural effects. l

The present invention"contemplates"a wall bracket lighting fixture in which the candles 'are carried and'supported in such a manner that the xture may beeasily assembled, and in such that the lead Wires may be satisfactorily concealed ina simple' manner.

The'V invention also preferably contemplates the provision of a lighting fixture `which utilizes a back plate and a balcony shaped' platform member` carried e below and in front of 'the back plate, and from which candles are supported, there being al suitable 'railor rim about the balcony tohide or conceal the. candle support. For exam le, the'fixture may have a wall plate provi ed with columns designed to cooperate withV the balcony design in a pleasingmanner. l

Another object of the invention is to provicha a lightingfixture whichmay be conveniently made up outof cast parts, such aswhite metal castings, whichare so yshaped ythat they may be soldered together to provide the ornamental parts ofthe fixture,'and in which the electrical parts of thev fixture may be readily installed and concealed.

Y Other and furtherv obj ects of the invention will appear as the; description proceeds.l I

In the accompanying drawings there are shown for purposes of illustration, two of the many possible forms in which the pres,- ent inventiony maybe embodied, surface fornamentation being omitted, it bein understood that the forms shown inthe rawings are merely illustrative ofthe invention which .may .be embodied in nu'merous forms...

teri als.

1925.4 seriai No. 27,446.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the back plate, and lowerpart of the fixture separated from another, and placed so as to show the mode of assembling the fixture;

configuration, and is hereshown as' being in the form of a casting of generally rectangular configuration and providedwwith'aii ornamental Outline." The casting may be made of yany suitable material such as ,white metal, bronze, brass or other `suitable ma- Itis preferably.maeleto4 have an artistic outline and isalsoV preferably provided with suitable surface ornamentation to enhance itsv artistic value. Asan example for such design suitable for a wall rbracket I would refer to Letters-Patent for.l Design for lighting fixtures Number 67,664, granted June 23,1925. y i

As shown in the drawings thisv back plate 10 ispreferably recessed as shown at 11 to lighten the structure. This recess may be made by .recessing the pattern, or where white metal slush casting'sare used, the recess Vmay be provided in the usual manner. This recess providespthe spiace for attaching'the usual supporting straps, not shown. The lower endr of the back plate casting isjpro'- vided with a transverse Wall 12, vwhich preferably hasa plain smoothsurface which lex,- telnds across'the'entire lowerend of the'back p ate. y Y

. A balcony member 13, also in the formof a casting is of the proper size. andv configuration to fit the lower endof the backpla-te and to extend downwardly some distance along the wall, and also in front o f the back plate sufiiciently to Acarrythe candles. The lower end of` the jback plate, and the upper back part of the part 13 mayv have" various cooperative configurations suitable to permit fastening the parts together. This will Jdepend tol some extent upon the material used, the form vand configuration of the parts, `and the' ornamental design offthefixture.'A l Ashereshown thehupper4 rear corners of the casting 13,'are cut awayas indicated at 14 and 15 to provide smooth Vupper surfaces 16 which are adapted ,to fitvthe lower surface of` the V bottom wallw l K -design utilizedA in the Wall plate here illustrated requires an outwardly projecting band 19,V to form a base for the columns at the side edges of the Wall plate, the lower part 13 is provided With slots' 20to permit the bringing of the surfaces 17 and' 13 together.

The upperpart of the'v balcony 13 is also provided with a peripheral rail orrim .21, whioliis adapted `to extendtrom one of the surfaces 17 aroundhthe front oit the casting tothe' other surfaee 17. A narrow Vshelt v22, is provided a short dist ance .below the-upperedge of the rim, and a plate 23 Vislitted on this'shelf'inside Vthe rimrot thecgsting. Ihisplate;isprovidedwith holes 241 suitf ablyplaoed to /ca'rrythe candle or Candles with which the tixtureis to be provided, nuts Ak25 are soldered tov the underside y ot ltheplate, a holein' eachnut being under.- neath the. hole24. ,The plate is here shovvirns being soldered. in place ongthe 'langelor shel:t 22 by applying dropsot-.solder .26, ,suitably located to accomplish Athe purpose. In this ,manner the plate and bot tom Acasting 13, maybe readily fastened .together.

, The' bottomoastin'g 13 .and platey 23 may then be mounted on or attached to. theback yplatelO, byzplaeingthe parts in the. proper position end then soldering them together as indicated at28 and 29. .This providesa rigid, solid.. 'lXture ,which mayI be.Y handled as `a unitary structure. In. designing the .tixturethe parts are preferably so ,shaped and..ornamented that no .parting line appears' betvveenthe various .parts of .the

diepere assembled..

ture Whenuviewed from ordinary angles.

Afterathe Aparts. vhave thusbeen soldered. a. Athreaded.,sleeveorY nipple `27,.is passed through the hole.24andthreaded into lthe nut 25, and on this Vsleeve one mountsY :.1 Vcandle; socket; in the .usual manner. The lead Wiresl30 are passed, down through ,the nipplepand .out through .the Ychamber 31.J provided .by VtheCasting.13, to the .rear of the lixturei -Where .they vare connected .to the house Wires in'.l the usual Vmanner. The usual eandlesleeve 32, the lamp 33, are provided to. eompletethe xture.y g In making up, a .Xturethe parts 10,.,13 and;23 are preferably y,soldered `together kas fa 4unit. and then. subjected to any., plating or 'Spraying ...mentions-.that may kbe desired .in inishingthe fixture. l It. ,1sfotY `course `postions oni the separate`,li izgture partsbe'tore l-Fitels Lime- 'Lili'Af accordance present invention L mayQfefteoti el The mode ot-construction is not Vat all obvious to the ordinary observeryand on aecount of configuration preferably given to the parts, the support` for the candles is concealed When a lfixture is mounted above the ordinary line of vision. It Will also be noted that the fixture may be readilyassembled out of oastings, the only operations necessary being soldering or otherwise tas tening of the parts together. o, n

lVhile soldering is lther preferable 'method of, tastening the parts together fwhen the materials used permit it, itis sometimes desirable yto make tixtures of this type .out of ,materials lwhich will not solder"V readily. .Inl ,this ease one A may use the Construction shown in Figure 3. Herethebottom of the part v34 is fastenedto the vva-llplatev means ,ot .screws 36, and the plate 37 is. f fas `tenedon the Shelf v38l of the',bottg)m partf3l bymeans ofscrevvs 3.9. OtherHmetlioQdswof fastening the parts. togetherv will ,of l course readily suggest themselves., Ato thoseskilled inthe art...L IIt is obvious that; the ,inventionf'mayobe embodied in many, forms. yand(,constructions, and I Wish4 it to beunderstood thepartioular forms shown. are but, .a few of the..many

forms.: VVarious modifications.:andChanges ,being possible, I do not limit, inyselt inI any Way With respect thereto.

.What is elaimedis 1. A lighting liXture ba,ok pla.te,;a`bottom member -earried underneath the ,lower fend f ot the back plate and having a lower Wall extending forwardly.v thereo,.a .shelf carried .Within s aidbottom member andspaced above the lower Wall thereof, and aneleotric Candle mounted on they shelt. and ,extending EP Wardlyin front ofthe back plate..

2. -In a .lighting :fixture of .the Wall-bracket type, a member. havinga horizontal ,rim aboutthe vupperfront, part thereof, Ia plate carried- -insde lsaid rim` an ,eleetrie' lamp. sup,- Vvported on top ot' ythe plate,the ,member and plate providing kz tvchamber. for.v lead vvir es v.and ya Wall .plate.attaohed to the upper'` rear part of the member.

3. In a lighting fixture, va vvall.gplate,v,a bottom memberajwhioh :extends below. the plateand in front, .of the .lovverend ofk the plateto concealthe same,A the upper front part of said bottom member.y .being `provided with an Yinwardly ,directed sheltspacedbe'- loivythe upperA edge; Vthere oi ,a seeondi-plate supported` on said. shelt, an eleotriol lamp carriedv iby, the .second plate,,.frgjnt ofnd spaced from. theme11. pla'tegan'diinean ,of fastening r.the kbottom member .Ito @the ff Plafi l on said plate in Vfront of the other casting,

- said first mentioned casting being shaped so that the fixture may be mounted on a Wall.

5. A balcony member for lighting fixtures of the Wall-bracket type, said member having a closed bottom and an upper peripheral rim extending from one rear corner of the member around the front of the member to the other rearcorner, anda lamp supporting plate carried inside the rim and spaced above the'bottom of the balcony,vtl1e balcony member having rearwardly extending r` depressed areas at the corners for cooperation with an upwardly vextending Wall plate, and a Wall platey attached to the balcony member, the back of the balcony member and of the Wall plate being in the same plane to facilitate hanging the bracket onthe Wall.

ARTHUR R. KRAUSE. 

